Butter Motion

What is Butter Motion?

Butter Motion is a plugin that adds AI motion graphics to Adobe Premiere Pro. You describe a scene, pick one of 15 styles, and get an animated clip on your timeline. Colours, text, fonts, and speed stay adjustable afterwards, and renders run on your own computer in up to 4K with transparency.

Top Features:

• Prompt to animation: describe a scene in any language and receive a rendered clip.
• Fifteen styles: choose ink, watercolor, neon, blueprint, clay 3D, and more looks.
• Live data scenes: build currency, crypto, and weather charts from real figures automatically.

Use Cases:

• Lower thirds: add branded name titles to interview footage in a few minutes.
• Explainer graphics: animate funnels, timelines, and charts that make data easier to follow.
• Ad creatives: produce short animated scenes for social and performance marketing campaigns.

Who Can Use Butter Motion?

• Video editors: create motion graphics without opening After Effects or setting keyframes.
• Content creators: give YouTube videos polished titles, counters, and animated overlays quickly.
• Marketing teams: turn out on-brand animated clips for ads and product promos.

Pricing

• Pro ($12 per month): 500 monthly credits, every style and model, and 10 cloud presets.
• Studio ($39 per month): 2,000 monthly credits and 50 cloud presets for heavy users.
• Enterprise (contact sales): custom styles, brand templates, volume ad creatives, and personal onboarding.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Stays in Premiere: prompts, previews, and renders all happen inside your editing app.
• Local rendering: footage never leaves your computer, and there is no watermark.
• Free tweaks: previews, customization, re-renders, and the first edit cost no credits.

Cons:

• No free plan: you must buy a subscription before making your first generation.
• Limited hosts: only Premiere Pro works today, with DaVinci Resolve still coming.
• Short clips: generations max out at 20 seconds, or 10 on the Animation tier.

FAQs:

1) Do I need After Effects skills?

No, you describe the animation in words and the plugin builds it.

2) What formats does it export?

MP4 and MOV, including ProRes 4444 with transparency, at up to 4K.

3) Which systems are supported?

Premiere Pro 2022 or newer, on Apple Silicon Macs or Windows 10 and later.

4) Is my footage uploaded anywhere?

No, only your prompt and any attached image leave your computer.

5) Is annual billing cheaper?

Yes, paying yearly costs the same as ten months, so two months are free.